Information on rooms for hire
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Services provided:
Community venues, Information on food hygiene, Information on insurance, Information on producing financial and business plans, Information on rooms for hire, Training for community groups
Equipment provided:
Catering equipment, Minibus
Notes:
Provide a range of support services for community groups who want to run activities to do with growing or cooking food.
Have a useful guide on reducing food waste at community events.
Have information on setting up and running community cafes.
They have useful information about venues in Brighton & Hove that have kitchens that can be used for community events involving food and shared meals. Contact them directly to ask for details.
They also have information about places to hire or borrow catering equipment and about training courses for groups running food projects.
They have a 17-seater minibus available to hire for community groups in B&H.
Services provided:
Finding volunteers, Franking, Information on funding sources, Information on rooms for hire, Mailing address, Office space
Notes:
Community Base provides office space for local voluntary sector groups. To join the waiting list for office space, email [email protected]
They also provide the following services for all local groups:
- Volunteer Search, where local groups can advertise for volunteers and individuals can look for volunteering opportunities.
- Community Job Search, where local groups can advertise jobs
- A postal address service for £30 + VAT per year
- Free access to Funds Online, the Directory of Social Change’s comprehensive guide to grant funding trusts in the United Kingdom. To access this, email [email protected]
Services provided:
Finding volunteers, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Help with fundraising, Information about managing volunteers, Information about monitoring and evaluation, Information and training about safeguarding, Information on funding sources, Information on insurance, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups, Information on rooms for hire, Information on running a group, Networking and finding other community groups, One to one support with managing money, Providers of example equal opportunities policies, Statistics and data, Training for community groups, Training in book-keeping
Notes:
Community Works runs the following projects for the voluntary sector in Brighton & Hove:
- A network of elected representatives, who speak on behalf of the sector at council and strategic partnership meetings.
- A range of networks where community and voluntary groups can get together and share experiences, information and views
- Volunteer Centre services:
- You can advertise volunteer opportunities on the Community Works website.
- They have a good practice guide for community groups who work with volunteers.
- Regular forum for volunteer coordinators.
- Connecting community groups with local trusted expert consultants
- A programme of training courses
- A funding bid reading service and lists of potential funders
- Information on meeting spaces available for hire in Brighton & Hove
- Information about other organisations that provide support for community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove
Services provided:
Finding volunteers, Help with publicity, Information on rooms for hire
Notes:
People and organisations use this website to share information about services and resources available in Brighton & Hove. It includes listings of things like rooms for hire, training courses and volunteer opportunities. If you have something to share, you can post it yourself.
Services provided:
Community venues, Information on rooms for hire, Networking and finding other community groups, Office space, Studio space
Notes:
ESCIS is an online database of community organisations and events across East Sussex and including Brighton & Hove. It holds searchable information on around 7,000 local organisations. Any local not-for-profit group can add themselves to the database. You can search by geographical area, keyword, type of group or service. The database includes Community venues for hire

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A network of community buildings managers from across the city, providing mutual support, sharing information and skills and giving a voice to those running and supporting our vital community spaces. The group meets regularly in community buildings around the city. Their website has a good map of venues for hire.